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Bacillus species, ubiquitous in the environment, are found in soil, water, dust, and air. With the exception of B. anthracis, which causes anthrax, Bacillus spp. previously have been considered nonpathogenic when isolated from clinical specimens. However, nonanthrax species are increasingly…
Acknowledgments We acknowledge the contributions of Carrie Byington, MD, Georges Peter, MD and Jerome O. Klein, MD, for their work on this chapter in the previous editions. All references are available online at Elsevier eBooks for Practicing Clinicians . In…